Heart Attack
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Everyone knows this is the true level of the shit pirates. They overachieved during the first part of 2012, but now they are showing their true colors.
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MLB Regular Season 2013 |OT| - Natinals Already Won
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Everyone knows this is the true level of the shit pirates. They overachieved during the first part of 2012, but now they are showing their true colors.
I think our problem is we have 1 superstar hitter with a loglam of of either average players or players that cant hit to save their life. We need to develop or sign people that are at least above average to mask the others. It'll be interesting to see how Marte hitting develops this year he's really young and makes a lot of foolish hacks so far
On a side note to make myself feel better. Houston managed to strike out 13 times. Thats still their season low, gotta be getting close to some record lol
43.4% strikeouts
Heart Attack
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Same situation as the Padres, but at least you have a superstar.
Dmncnby2k9
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Chase Headley?
Heart Attack
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One "good" season does not make him a superstar.
endresults
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Waiting for rookies to be called up is one of the more frustrating aspects of baseball. In hockey and basketball, players are ready to go pro the second they turn 18 depending on talent level. Meanwhile, Danny Hultzen is already 23 years old and he hasn't thrown a pitch in the majors yet.
I'm looking for articles or books that attempt to explain this phenomenon but haven't had much luck.
Average age of rookies, from 10 minutes of research:
MLB: ~23-24
NBA: ~20
NFL: ~21
NHL: 22.3
Not as dramatic a difference as I thought.
I'm looking for articles or books that attempt to explain this phenomenon but haven't had much luck.
Average age of rookies, from 10 minutes of research:
MLB: ~23-24
NBA: ~20
NFL: ~21
NHL: 22.3
Not as dramatic a difference as I thought.
Yeah the wait from draft point to them getting through the minors is painful, you have to wait 3-4 years for most prospects to even taste MLB. Not to mention the high crash out in the minors so the player you want to see in MLB may never even sniff AA or AAA let alone MLB unless they are super high drafted and pretty much pushed to MLB at some point to see if they can salvage anything on their investment before cutting ties
HarryDemeanor
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Throwing those mangos really paid off for Johnathan.
Maybe he can do me a favor and go back right now, Im sure he's going to be just another headache this season.
Mr. Enigma
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The Phillies already have a -16 run differential, worst in MLB. That's insane.
Dmncnby2k9
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Agreed. Just wondering since ppl have picked him over Wright like wtf
Heart Attack
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I feel sorry for Cliff Lee. He deserves to be with a contender, instead of that shit team.
Mr. Enigma
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I don't feel too bad for him. Him and his wife love Philadelphia. I'm sure the $2,083,333.33 paychecks every two weeks ease the pain as well.
Dmncnby2k9
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Didnt the same thing happen last year? Great pitching, horrible offense?
He chose to go there, he deserves the shitty results for trying to goto a "stacked" team
Mr. Enigma
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I got the sense that he and his wife really enjoyed Philadelphia because he took a LOT less guaranteed money to go there compared to what the Rangers and Yankees were throwing at him.
Then pitching stopped masking our hitting and we went from +16 wins to -4 in a month and half and McCutchen collapse again
yankeehater
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He has a sick son that is getting treatment in Philly.
They're way too antsy, swinging at nearly everything. It's disgusting.
They're definitely on pace to break the team record for strikeouts by a team.
Are you facing Lackey or LOLackey?
Not even just that, they are on pace to literally destroy it. Yeah its too small a sample size but at this pace they'd break it by like 7 or 8 hundred
vas_a_morir
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Once Cutch gets going... ehhhhhhh fugittaboutit
vas_a_morir
Banned
Bailey is going to have a breakout year. (He was nearly (and sometimes not-so-nearly) unhittable the last two months of the year last year. It was what they call... a trap game! (in basketball)
Still think Nats take the series.
Bailey will definitely have a fantastic year. No doubt in my mind. I couldn't sit through that game. It was brutal. Luckily I was at a bar watching the game. And Henry Rodriguez blows. Plus, that's his second grand slam given up in Cincy.
bonesmccoy
Banned
Jeffress down already... What was the point?
Fucking lackey. This sox team is so much more enjoyable than the '11 and certainly '12 versions... But here comes lackey to shit all over that. The one saving grace from last year was not having to watch his ugly entitled ass yelling at fielders as they helplessly watched rocket after rocket fall into the gaps.
RIP
Mr. Enigma
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DANIEL McCutchen
Dmncnby2k9
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Holy shit u fuckin scared me!!!
Lackey ruins the team without having thrown a single pitch WHAT
You? My heart skipped a beat and dropped to my stomach.
BigJonsson
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Lind makes me angry
Already getting some boos from the crowd
Some is putting it kindly.
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